Programmable noise reducing, deadening, and cancelation devices, systems and methods

ABSTRACT

A noise cancelation device that programs, records, and saves sounds and noises and their respective sound waves, inverts them, and broadcasts the inverted sound waves, thereby reducing, deadening, canceling, or eliminating, the original sounds and noises, and their respective sound waves. Further, the noise cancelation device can save sounds and noises that have a constant, predictable, steady, and recognizable sound quality and their respective sound waves, and preprogram the respective inverted sound waves, which allows for the noise cancelation device to broadcast the preprogrammed inverted sound waves through speakers to reduce, deaden, or cancel the original sounds and noise when they are present. The noise cancelation device is portable and may be used in any location desired, or the noise cancelation device may be is fixed in its location.

FIELD

For clarification purposes, if not explicitly stated to the contraryherein, references to sound(s), noise(s), and voice(s), includes thecorresponding sound(s), noise(s), voice(s) waves.

This disclosure generally relates to noise cancelation and noisereducing apparatuses, devices in whole or any part thereof, and noisecanceling methods to reduce or eliminate noise is different settingssuch as but limited to machine manufacturing warehouses, hotel rooms,personal homes, sporting events, restaurants, offices and meeting rooms,and any location where noise or sound may need to be reduced orcanceled.

BACKGROUND

For as long as people have gathered in one location, there has beennoise created from many different conversations occurring at the sametime and in the same place. Loud or unwanted noise in restaurants andother social locations make it very difficult for some people to have anormal conversation because their ears hear all the noise and cannotfilter out unwanted or distracting sounds and noise. This creates anenvironment of many loud voices, in many conversations, thereby makingit difficult for people to hear or listen to the conversation in whichthey are engaged. There are noise canceling headphones, however wearingthem in these situations is unrealistic, inconvenient, and would preventconversations from taking place.

Further, for centuries loud high decibel noise has caused physicaldiscomfort, damage and hearing loss, as well as disruption ofconversations and communication. Constant noise at certain decibellevels is physically harmful and damaging to human ears and its hearingmechanisms. There are noise cancelling headphones, but not everyone maywear them, and they may not be available. There are ear plugs, but theymay not fully insulate the ear from the noise, and ear plugs may make itdifficult to communicate.

There are many unwanted sounds and noises when a person is trying tofall asleep, or is asleep. One problem with current technology is aperson must wear noise canceling headphones to cancel or lessen theunwanted sounds, and wearing headphones is not conducive to sleep andcomfort.

SUMMARY

A noise cancelation device is described that may use a programmablefeature or a pre-programmable function with ability to save sound ornoise waves, or use a real-time function as a means to reduce, deaden,or cancel the sound. The ability to preprogram or save sound waves andthe inverted sound waves from sounds or noises that may occur frequentlyin an area or that have known frequencies or constant sound waves,decibels and other qualities, allows the described noise cancelationdevice to emit or broadcast the inverted noise or sound waves of theunwanted noise or sounds, thereby cancelling the sound waves and therespective sound or noise.

Because there may be more than one sound or noise a person desires toreduce, deaden, or cancel, in another embodiment the described noisecancelation device can have the ability to broadcast or emit more thanone noise or sound cancelling wave at the same time, thereby cancellingmore than one sound or noise at the same time.

In another embodiment, more than one noise or sound and its respectivesound wave can be programmed into the noise cancelation device. Thenoise cancelation device can emit and broadcast pre-programmed invertedsound or noise waves, thereby reducing, deadening, or canceling theunwanted sounds or noise.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can record and savesounds or noise, thereby recording and saving their respective soundwaves. The ability to record and save sounds or noises allows a personor persons the ability to save or record unwanted sounds or noise, then“play”, emit or broadcast the inverted sound waves or noise waves of therecorded sounds or noise, thereby reducing, deadening, or canceling theunwanted sounds or noise, and allowing the unrecorded sounds, voices,etc., to be heard more clearly.

In an embodiment, the noise cancelation device can include an automaticOn/Off switch. When a device, machine or anything that creates noise isturned on, the noise cancelling device can immediately turn on, listento the sounds or noise, immediately inverting the sound waves andimmediately broadcasting the inverted sound waves, thereby reducing,deadening, or canceling the noise immediately. The noise cancelationdevice further allows for preprogrammed noise and sounds and theirrespective sound waves of a machine, device, or anything that createssound or noise, and then when the machine, device, or anything is turnedon and making its noise, the noise cancelation device notices thepreprogrammed noise or sound and immediately broadcasts the invertedsound waves, thereby reducing, deadening, or canceling the preprogrammedsound or noise.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelling device can be turned on andoff utilizing a wall-switch similar to those used every day in manybuildings, rooms, etc.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device's on/off mechanismcan have the ability to automatically turn off if there is no noise orsounds, and after a preset time period has elapsed.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can havepre-programmed or saved sounds or noises, and when a pre-programmedsound or noise is detected in a location or pre-designated area, thenoise cancelation device automatically turns on and immediatelybroadcasts the inverted sound waves, thereby reducing, deadening, orcanceling the sound or noise.

The power needed for operation of the noise cancelation device may beA/C electrical power, D/C electrical power, rechargeable battery,non-rechargeable battery, or any source of power currently invented orto be invented in the future.

One or more microphones may be built in to the noise cancelation device,one or more microphones may be attached to the noise cancelation device,one or more microphones may be unattached and portable utilizingwireless communication; the microphone(s) may be one or more telescopingmicrophones, may be directional microphones, or may be any combinationof the previously mentioned or other microphones invented or to beinvented in the future.

In an embodiment, the noise cancelation device may attach to or be builtinto or onto eyeglasses, sunglasses or other items worn.

In an embodiment, the noise cancelation device may be portable, therebyallowing the noise cancelation device to be used in many environments.

In an embodiment, the noise cancelation device can be built-in orattached to, and not limited to, walls, ceilings, floors, machineequipment, countertops, and many other locations.

One or more of the noise cancelation devices can be used in onelocation. Because there may be unwanted sounds or noises coming from oneor more locations, more than one noise cancelation device may be used,in sync or not in sync.

The noise cancelation device can utilize any audio speaker invented andto be invented in the future. The noise cancelation device may useportable speakers with wireless technology thereby allowing the speakersto be in a different location or position than the microphone(s), andstay in direct and immediate communication with the microphone(s) andthe rest of the noise cancelation device. Thus having the ability toimmediately reduce, deaden, or cancel unwanted sounds or noise bybroadcasting the inverted sound waves of the unwanted sounds or noise.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can include a remotecontrol device that allows a user to make adjustments to the noisecancelation device remotely, or without having to touch the noisecancelation device. The noise cancelation device's remote controlembodiment allows the user to engage a feature(s) of the noisecancelation device, such as the speaker(s) and the microphone(s), byselecting its equivalent on the remote control device. As an example, auser may select the record and save feature/option on the remote controlwhich will engage the record and save feature/option on the noisecancelation device, thereby allowing the user to record and savenoises/sounds the user wishes to record and save, and then cancel,reduce, or deaden those noises/sounds without having to touch the noisecancelation device. The remote control can be used with portable andnon-portable noise cancelation devices and other noise cancelationdevices described herein.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can connect and becontrolled remotely via other remote control devices including, but notlimited to, a mobile device(s) such as a smart phone, tablet(s)computer, laptop computer, personal computer(s), and other remotecontrol devices. Communication with the noise cancelation device may bevia wireless technology such as Bluetooth technology, and other wirelessactivating/connecting technology. The noise cancelation device can becontrolled and its features accessed, operated, added (when available),updated (when available), and changed through the aforementionedtechnology.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can allow a personto record a sound(s), noise(s), or voice(s) into the noise cancelationdevice. The user can engage the record feature by depressing thedesignated button on the noise cancelation device, or noise cancelationdevice's remote control. The user may use the record feature to record asound(s), noise(s), or voice(s) and then when the record feature isdisengaged or turned off, the noise cancelation device will cancel,reduce, or deaden the recorded sound(s), noise(s), and voice(s). Thenoise cancelation device can cancel, reduce, or deaden multiple sounds,noises, and voices in combination or separately.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device may have built-indata storage capacity to allow for the ability to store data in thenoise cancelation device. The data storage capability of the noisecancelation device may utilize permanent memory or storage technologybuilt-in to the noise cancelation device. The noise cancelation devicemay also or alternatively utilize removable memory and storagetechnology, thereby allowing the user to remove and replace memory andstorage technology. The noise cancelation device may utilize bothpermanent and removable memory technology separately or in combination.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can allow a personto save sounds, noises, or voices into the noise cancelation device. Tosave a sound(s), noise(s), or voice(s), the user engages the recordfeature and then uses the save feature to save and store the recordedsound(s), noise(s), or voice(s) into the noise cancelation device'spermanent or removable memory or storage device. The user has the optionto customize the identity or to create a name or title of the savedsound(s), noise(s), voice(s) to make it easier to select it forcancelation at another time. The user may use the default number ortitle automatically created by the noise cancelation device to labelwhat's intended to save. The noise cancelation device's save feature maybe activated directly on the noise cancelation device or remotely viathe noise cancelation device's remote control, or remotely via portabledevices, tablets, computers, and other devices not attached to the noisecancelation device. The saved sound(s), noise(s), voice(s) may then beselected from the memory feature of the noise cancelation device andaccessed at a different time to cancel, reduce, or deaden selected savedsound(s), noise(s), or voice(s). The save feature of the noisecancelation device may be used for a current noise situation, and/or maybe saved for future use.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device has an allow-onlyfeature that allows only the selected or saved sound(s), noise(s)voice(s) to be heard and all other sounds, noises and voices will besubstantially cancelled, reduced, deadened, thereby allowing theindividual(s) to hear each other easier. The allow-only feature can beused by selecting the allow-only feature on the noise cancelation deviceor select the allow-only feature remotely, thereby giving the user theoption to select a previously stored sound, noise, voice from the noisecancelation device's memory, or the user(s) may press the allow-onlyfeature to immediately record their voices, save them, and allow onlythe selected sounds to be heard, all other sounds, noises, voices willbe cancelled, reduced, deadened. The allow-only feature allows two ormore people to engage in a conversation in a noisy area by cancelingunwanted sounds, noises, voices. The noise cancelation device'sallow-only feature may use other previously described embodiments of thenoise cancelation device.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device has a cancel-onlyfeature that cancels only the selected sound(s), noise(s), or voice(s).An example of the cancel-only feature would be when two or more peoplewould like to have a private conversation and not allow theirconversation to be heard by others. The users would select thecancel-only feature on the noise cancelation device, the people wouldspeak and the noise cancelation device would record and save therespective sound waves. When the cancel-only feature is engaged to theactivated selection, the people can speak and their voices will becancelled, allowing all other sounds to be heard. The cancel-onlyfeature utilizes the noise cancelation device's speaker system to directthe inverse sound waves away from the conversation, allowing thedesignated people to hear and others to not hear the conversation.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device has the ability tocancel, reduce, or deaden sounds, noise, and voices in real-time, asactive noise cancelation. Active noise cancelation may be used in any orall variations of the noise cancelation device. The noise cancelationdevice receives sounds, noise, voices via its microphone(s), immediatelyinverts the respective sound waves and broadcasts the inverted soundwaves through its or other speaker(s), thereby canceling, reducing,deadening the unwanted sounds, noise, voices.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device may be portable. Inone embodiment, the portable noise cancelation device may have theability to open via hinges to allow it to be placed over something, suchas the back of a chair, with the speaker(s) of the noise cancelationdevice on one side of the back of the chair and the microphone(s) on theopposite side. This would allow the user to place the chair and noisecancelation device in between the source of the noise and the user, withthe microphone(s) facing the source of the sound and the speaker(s)facing the user. When the noise cancelation device is turned on, thenoise cancelation device receives the sounds, noise, or voices throughthe microphone, and broadcasts the inverted sound waves through thespeakers, thereby canceling, reducing, deadening the received sounds,noise, and voices.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can have one or moreUniversal Serial Bus (USB) ports. The USB port(s) allows the noisecancelation device to export or import data, such as but not limited to,saved voices. The USB port may be used to recharge a battery of thenoise cancelation device when a USB cord is attached to the noisecancelation device and a computer, or tablet, or other device. The USBport can be used to update the software, drivers, etc. The USB port canbe used to move saved data to/from one noise cancelation device toanother noise cancelation device via a USB drive or other USB devices.These are examples of some of the uses for the USB port of the noisecancelation device and are not intended to limit the USB port(s) tothese examples only.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can have ports,plugs, and accessible features and mechanisms that allow lights,controls, features to function, update, move, etc.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can have a controlpanel that is digital. The digital control panel allows for severalstandard features, several additional features, dropdown menus, andother features that can be the same as an analog control. The digitalcontrol can be control by a remote control device.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can have a controlpanel that is a touchscreen.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can connect to theinternet, intranet, and other networks. This can allow the noisecancelation device to receive downloads, updates, and other data.

In another embodiment, the noise cancelation device can use wirelesstechnology, ports for connection to the internet or external devices,wireless internet connection, intranet connections, wired or otherconnections.

DRAWINGS

To enable a further understanding of the different aspects and thetechnological features described herein, the brief description of thedrawings below is followed by the detailed description.

FIG. 1A shows a side view of an example of an eye glasses version of thenoise cancelation device with adjustable speaker and record or savebutton.

FIG. 1B shows a front view of the eye glasses version of the noisecancelation device with adjustable speaker and record or save button.

FIG. 2 shows a side view of another example of the eye glasses versionof the noise cancelation device with built-in speaker.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D show side views of different examples of eyeglasses versions of the noise cancelation device.

FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C show front and back views of a portable foldableversion of the noise cancelation device with one example of anextendable or telescopic microphone.

FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C show front and back views of another portablefoldable version of the noise cancelation device with one example of abuilt-in microphone.

FIG. 5D shows a battery compartment for the portable noise cancelationdevice of FIGS. 5A-C.

FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C show back, side, and front views, respectfully, of anembodiment of a noise cancelation device with an example of anattachment mechanism and an extendable or telescopic microphone.

FIGS. 6D, 6E, 6F show side, back, and side views, respectfully, of anembodiment of a noise cancelation device.

FIGS. 7A, 7B, 7C show back, side, and front views, respectfully, of anembodiment of a noise cancelation device with a clipping attachmentmechanism and an extendable or telescopic microphone.

FIG. 8A shows a side view of another embodiment of the noise cancelationdevice with telescoping directional microphones and directionalspeakers.

FIG. 8B shows a side view of another embodiment of the noise cancelationdevice with telescoping directional microphones and directionalspeakers.

FIG. 9A shows a side view of another embodiment of the noise cancelationdevice with telescoping microphones and directional speakers.

FIG. 9B shows a side view of another embodiment of the noise cancelationdevice with telescoping microphones and directional speakers.

FIG. 10 shows an overhead view of the noise cancelation device of FIGS.8A-B and 9A-B with telescoping directional microphones and directionalspeakers.

FIGS. 11A and 11B show a wall switch in on and off positions.

FIGS. 12A and 12B show top and overhead views, respectively, of a remotecontrol device(s) that can be used with the noise cancelation device(s).

FIGS. 13A and 13B show top views of different embodiments of a portableflip-open noise cancelation device in partially opened configuration.

FIG. 14 shows a slip joint hinge that can be used in the foldableembodiment of the noise cancellation device.

FIGS. 15A and 15B show side views of the portable flip-open noisecancelation device.

FIGS. 16A, 16B, 16C, and 16D show front and back views of additionalembodiments of the portable foldable noise cancelation device(s).

FIGS. 17A, 17B, 17C, and 17D show front and back views of additionalembodiments of the portable foldable noise cancelation device(s).

FIGS. 18A, 18B, and 18C show side views of another embodiment of theportable foldable noise cancelation device.

FIGS. 19A, 19B, and 19C show side views of another embodiment of theportable foldable noise cancelation device.

FIGS. 19D, 19E, and 19F show side views of another embodiment of theportable foldable noise cancelation device.

FIGS. 20A, 20B, and 20C show side views of another embodiment of theportable foldable noise cancelation device.

FIGS. 21A, 21B, 21C, and 21D show front and back views of additionalembodiments of the portable foldable noise cancelation device.

FIG. 22 shows a side view of an example of the portable foldable noisecancelation device in use.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Selected embodiments will now be explained with reference to thedrawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art from thisdisclosure that the following descriptions of the embodiments areprovided for illustration only and not for the purpose of limiting theclaimed invention as defined by the appended claims and theirequivalents.

Illustrated in FIG. 1A is a side view of one example of a noisecancelation device 11 that attaches to or is built in/on to either oneor both eye glasses frame 16, for example to one or both of the templesor the earpieces of the frame 16. When the programmable noisecancelation device 11 is turned on using power switch 10, a person whowants to reduce or cancel unwanted noise, presses the record/save button12, which engages the microphone 13 to listen and record all soundsreceived. While the record/save button 12 is pressed and held (orpressed and released, then pressed again to stop record/save feature),the sounds or noise and their respective sound waves are receivedthrough the microphone 13 are then saved into the programmable noisecancelation device 11. The sounds or noise and the respective soundwaves that are programed or saved are then immediately inverted andbroadcasted or emitted through the speaker 15 into and around the ear17. When the person releases the record/save button 12 (or presses therecord/save button 12 again), the noise cancelation device continues tobroadcast the inverted sound waves through the speaker 15, therebycanceling, deadening, reducing the unwanted sounds/noise received whilethe record/save button 12 was activated. This would be advantageous fora person who wants to engage in a conversation and wants to cancel,deaden, reduce all other sounds, noise, and voices they do not want tohear. The speaker 15 is outside the ear 17 and its location may beadjusted by moving the speaker arm 14. The noise cancelation device 11and all its components may vary in feature function, number, shape,size, function (e.g. button versus switch) and location, and theillustrations in FIG. 1A are for illustrative purposes only and thenoise cancelation device is in no way limited to these examples.

Illustrated in FIG. 1B is the front view of the noise cancelation device11 shown in FIG. 1A. The noise cancelation device can be attached to eyeglasses using the noise cancelation device's attachment mechanism 17 andattaching it to the temple(s) or ear piece(s) of a pair of eye glasses.Once the noise cancelation device is attached to the eye glasses, thespeaker 15 position may be adjusted by moving the speaker arm 14. Thenoise cancelation device may be turned on using the power switch 10, andthen to record and save unwanted sounds, noise, voices for cancelation,the user presses and holds (or presses once) the record/save button 12to activate the record/save feature, which engages the noise cancelationdevice's microphone 13 allowing the noise cancelation device 11 toreceive the sounds, noise, voices the user/person hears (but does notwant to hear), inverts their respective sound waves and then broadcaststhe inverted sound waves through the noise cancelation device speaker 15into and around the person/user's ear, thereby canceling, deadening, orreducing the unwanted sound(s), noise, voice(s). When the user/person isfinished recording/saving, the user/person releases the record/savebutton 12 (if held, or presses the record/save button 12 again) to endthe recording/saving. The noise cancelation device 11 will continuouslybroadcast the inverted sound waves of the recorded/saved sounds, noise,voices through the noise cancelation device's speaker 15. When theuser/person wants to shut off the noise cancelation device 11, theuser/person switches the on/off button 10 to the off position. Theprogrammable noise cancelation device 11 and all its components may varyin feature function, number, shape, size, function (button versusswitch, as an example) and location, and the illustrations in FIG. 1Bare for illustrative purposes only and the noise cancelation device isin no way limited to these examples.

Illustrated in FIG. 2 is a side view of another example of aprogrammable noise cancelation device 21 that attaches to or is builtin/on to either one or both eye glasses frame 25, for example to one orboth of the temples or the earpieces of the frame 25. When theprogrammable noise cancelation device 21 is turned on using the on/offswitch 20, a person who wants to reduce or cancel unwanted noise,presses the record/save button 24, which engages the microphone 22 tolisten and record all sounds received. The sounds and the respectivesound waves that were received through the microphone 22 are then savedinto the programmable noise cancelation device 21. The sounds and therespective sound waves that are saved are then immediately inverted andbroadcasted or emitted through the speaker 23 into and around the ear26. The speaker 23 may be a directional speaker or any audio speakerinvented at the date of this writing or to be invented at a later date.The programmable noise cancelation device 21 and all its components mayvary in feature function, number, shape, size, and location, and theillustrations in FIG. 2 are for illustrative purposes only and the noisecancelation device is in no way limited to these examples.

Illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B are side views of additional examples ofthe programmable noise cancelation device 21. The noise cancelationdevices described herein may be attached to eye glasses frames,sunglasses frames, or any eyewear invented as of today or to be inventedin the future. FIG. 3A shows the programmable noise cancelation device21 with a microphone 22 and speaker 23. The programmable noisecancelation device 21 may be programmed using a remote control device 60shown in FIG. 12A, remote control device 70 shown in FIG. 12B, or otherremote control devices. The programmable noise cancelation device 21 maybe attached by known attachment methods and attachment methods not yetinvented. The programmable noise cancelation device 21 does not have tobe attached to anything and may completely function unattached toanything. The programmable noise cancelation device 21 can be turned onand off by using the power mechanism 25. Once turned on, theprogrammable noise cancelation device 21 receives sounds, noise, voicesthrough the microphone 22 and immediately inverts the correspondingsound waves and broadcasts the inverted sound waves through the speaker23 into and around the person's ear(s) whom is wearing the programmablenoise cancelation device 21. The broadcast of inverted sound wavesthrough the speaker 23 cancels, deadens, reduces the original soundsreceived through the microphone 22. Illustrated in FIG. 3B is theprogrammable noise cancelation device 21 with the addition of therecord/save mechanism 24. The record/save mechanism 24 allows a personto record sounds, noise, voices into the programmable noise cancelationdevice 21 by pressing the record/save mechanism 24 which immediatelyturns on the microphone 22 to receive sounds, noise, voices into theprogrammable noise cancelation device 21 and records/saves the receivedsounds, noise, voices until the record/save mechanism is pressed again,or released, which turns this feature off. The programmable noisecancelation device 21 has now saved the received sounds, noise, voicesin the programmable noise cancelation device 21 and now inverts thesesound waves and broadcasts the inverted sound waves through the speaker23, thereby cancelling, deadening, reducing the originally receivedsounds, noise, voices. The speaker 23 broadcasts the inverted soundwaves into and around the person's ear. The programmable noisecancelation device 21 shown in FIG. 3B can be operated from the remotecontrol device(s) described herein. The programmable noise cancelationdevice 21 illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B may be powered by rechargeablebattery(s), non-rechargeable battery(s), a remote or portable powersource that may be connected to the programmable noise cancelationdevice 21, or other power sources. The noise cancelation devices and allits components may vary in feature function, number, shape, size, andlocation, and the illustrations in FIGS. 3A and 3B are for illustrativepurposes only and the noise cancelation device is in no way limited tothese examples.

Illustrated in FIGS. 3C and 3D are side views of additional examples ofthe programmable noise cancelation device 11. The noise cancelationdevices described herein may be attached to eye glasses frames,sunglasses frames, or any eyewear invented as of today or to be inventedin the future, as well other objects or products. FIG. 3C shows theprogrammable noise cancelation device 11 with a power mechanism 16, amicrophone 13, speaker arm 14, and speaker 15. The programmable noisecancelation device 11 may be programmed and/or operated using a remotecontrol device 60 shown in FIG. 12A, remote control device 70 shown inFIG. 12B, or other remote control devices described or implied herein.The programmable noise cancelation device 11 may be attached by knownattachment methods and attachment methods not yet invented. Theprogrammable noise cancelation device 11 does not have to be attached toanything and may completely function unattached to anything. Theprogrammable noise cancelation device 11 can be turned on and off byusing the power mechanism 16. Once turned on, the programmable noisecancelation device 11 receives sounds, noise, voices through themicrophone 13 and immediately inverts the corresponding sound waves andbroadcasts the inverted sound waves through the speaker 15 into andaround the person's ear(s) whom is wearing the programmable noisecancelation device 11. The speaker 15 is not inserted into a person'sear. The position of the speaker 15 may be adjusted by moving thespeaker arm 14 until the speaker 15 is positioned as desired by theuser. The broadcast of inverted sound waves through the speaker 15cancels, deadens, reduces the original sounds received through themicrophone 13. Illustrated in FIG. 3D is the programmable noisecancelation device 11 with the addition of the record/save mechanism 12.The record/save mechanism 12 allows a person to record sounds, noise,voices into the programmable noise cancelation device 11 by pressing therecord/save mechanism 12 which immediately turns on the microphone 13 toreceive sounds, noise, voices into the programmable noise cancelationdevice 11 and records/saves the received sounds, noise, voices until therecord/save mechanism is pressed again, or released, which turns thisfeature off. The programmable noise cancelation device 11 has now savedthe received sounds, noise, voices in the programmable noise cancelationdevice 11 and now inverts these sound waves and broadcasts the invertedsound waves through the speaker 15, thereby cancelling, deadening,reducing the originally received sounds, noise, voices. The speaker 15broadcasts the inverted sound waves into and around the person's ear.The speaker 15 is not inserted into a person's ear. The programmablenoise cancelation device 11 shown in FIG. 3D can be operated from theremote control device(s) described herein. The programmable noisecancelation device 11 illustrated in FIGS. 3C and 3D may be powered byrechargeable battery(s), non-rechargeable battery(s), a remote orportable power source that may be connected to the programmable noisecancelation device 11, or other power sources. The noise cancelationdevices and all its components may vary in feature function, number,shape, size, and location, and the illustrations in FIGS. 3C and 3D arefor illustrative purposes only and the noise cancelation device is in noway limited to these examples.

Illustrated in FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C are front and back views of aportable foldable noise cancelation device 30. The portable foldablenoise cancelation device 30 utilizes a microphone 31 that may be fixed,foldable, telescopic, or any other type of microphone invented or notinvented yet. The microphone 31 may use directional microphonecapabilities. Further illustrated in FIG. 4A is the on/off button 34 andthe speaker volume control 37. When the portable foldable noisecancelation device is turned on, the microphone 31 receives/listens tothe sounds, noise, voices and the portable foldable noise cancelationdevice 30 immediately inverts the received sounds, noise, voices to bebroadcast through the speaker 33. FIG. 4B shows the microphone 31, theon/off button 34, the speaker volume control 37, the power on indicatorlight 36, and the speaker adjustment control 38. When the portablefoldable noise cancelation device 30 is turned on, the power onindicator light 36 illuminates, and when the portable foldable noisecancelation device is turned off, the power on indicator light 36 willturn off. Further illustrated in FIG. 4B is the speaker volume control37 and the speaker adjustment control 38. The speaker adjustment control38 allows the user to adjust the broadcasting angle of the speaker 33,shown in FIG. 4C. Moving the speaker adjustment control 38 up and downcontrols the vertical angle of the inverted sound waves broadcastedthrough the speaker 33 of noise cancelation device 30. Moving thespeaker volume control 37 adjust the volume of the broadcasted invertedsound waves. FIG. 4C shows the built-in speaker 33 which may broadcastthe inverted sound waves of the original unwanted sounds or noise,thereby deadening, reducing, or canceling the unwanted sounds or noise.Further illustrated in in FIG. 4C is the power on indicator light 36,which illuminates when the portable foldable noise cancelation device 30is turned on or powered on. When the portable foldable noise cancelationdevice 30 is turned off, the power on indicator light 36 will turn off.Further illustrated in FIG. 4C is the record/program button 35. When thenoise cancelation device 30 is turned on, and when the record/programbutton 35 is pressed, the microphone 31 begins to receive or listen toand record the sounds in the area until the record/program button 35 isreleased. When the record/program button 35 is pressed and the portablefoldable noise cancelation device 30 is recording/programming, therecord indicator light 64 illuminates. When the portable foldable noisecancelation device 30 is no longer recording/programming therecord/program indicator light 64 turns off. The portable foldable noisecancelation device 30 then inverts the recorded sound waves and emits orbroadcasts the inverted sound waves through the speaker 33, therebyreducing, deadening, or canceling the recorded sounds, which wereunwanted. The angle the speaker 33 broadcasts the inverted sound wavesmay be adjusted by moving the speaker adjustment control 38 up and down,thereby adjusting the angle of the broadcasted inverted sound waves upand down from the speaker 33. The portable foldable noise cancelationdevice 30 illustrated in FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C may be powered by arechargeable battery(s), a non-rechargeable battery(s), a combination ofthe aforementioned batteries, A/C or D/C power, or another source ofpower. Further illustrated in FIG. 4A the portable foldable noisecancelation device 30 may use a rechargeable battery that can berecharged using the port 59, and/or the USB port 61. The noisecancelation device 30 may also utilize A/C power in conjunction with abattery, rechargeable or non-rechargeable, and can plug into port 59with a power cord. The portable foldable noise cancelation device 30illustrated in FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C may be operated with the use of aremote control device 60 shown in FIG. 12A, remote control device 70shown in FIG. 12B, or other remote control devices described herein orimplied herein. The noise cancelation device 30 and all its componentsmay vary in feature function, number, shape, size, and location, and theillustrations in FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C are for illustrative purposes only andthe noise cancelation device is in no way limited to these examples.

Illustrated in FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C are front and back views of aportable foldable noise cancelation device 39. The portable foldablenoise cancelation device 39 utilizes a microphone 32 that may bebuilt-in to the noise cancelation device 39. The microphone 32 mayutilize microphone technology currently invented or microphonetechnology not yet invented. Further, the microphone 32 may be adirectional microphone. Further illustrated in FIG. 5A is the on/offbutton 34, and the speaker volume control 37. The portable foldablenoise cancelation device 39 shown in FIG. 5A can be used for activenoise cancelation. When the portable foldable noise cancelation device39 is turned on, the microphone 32 and speaker 33, shown in FIG. 5C, areautomatically activated; the microphone 32 receives sounds into theportable foldable noise cancelation device 39, which immediately invertsthe sound waves and broadcasts the inverted sound waves through thespeaker 33, thereby canceling, deadening, reducing the original soundsas active noise cancelation. When there are specific sounds a user wantsto cancel, deaden, reduce, the user utilizes the record/program functionof the portable foldable noise cancelation device 39. Furtherillustrated in FIG. 5A the portable foldable noise cancelation device 39may use a rechargeable battery that can be recharged using the rechargeport 59, and/or the USB port 61. The noise cancelation device 39 mayalso utilize A/C power in conjunction with a battery, rechargeable ornon-rechargeable, and can plug into port 59 with a power cord. FIG. 5Bshows the on/off button 34, the microphone 32, and the speaker volumecontrol 37. Further shown in FIG. 5B is the power on indicator light 36and the speaker adjustment control 38. When the portable foldable noisecancelation device 39 in turned on or powered on, the power on indicatorlight 36 illuminates. When the portable foldable noise cancelationdevice 39 is turned off, the power on indicator light 36 will turn off.FIG. 5B shows the speaker adjustment control 38, which controls theangle of the broadcasted inverted sounds waves through the speaker 33,shown in FIG. 5C. Moving the speaker adjustment control 38 up and downadjusts the angle in which the speaker 33 broadcasts the inverted soundwaves. The volume of the broadcasted inverted sound waves can beadjustment using the speaker volume control 37. The microphone 32receives sounds, noise, voices into the portable foldable noisecancelation device 39, which inverts the received sound waves andbroadcasts the inverted sound waves through the speaker 33, therebycanceling, deadening, reducing the original sounds. The portablefoldable noise cancelation device 39 shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C can beused for active noise cancelation. When the portable foldable noisecancelation device 39 is turned on, the microphone 32 and speaker 33 areautomatically activated, the microphone 32 receives sounds into theportable foldable noise cancelation device 39, which immediately invertsthe sound waves and broadcasts the inverted sound waves through thespeaker 33, thereby canceling, deadening, reducing the original soundsas active noise cancelation. When there are specific sounds a user wantsto cancel, deaden, reduce, the user utilizes the record/program functionof the portable foldable noise cancelation device 39. FIG. 5C shows thebuilt-in speaker 33 which may broadcast the inverted sound waves of theoriginal unwanted sounds or noise, thereby deadening, reducing, orcanceling the unwanted sounds or noise. Further illustrated in the FIG.5C is the power on indicator light 36, the record/program button 35 andthe recording indicator light 64. When the noise cancelation device 39is turned on, the power on indicator light 36 illuminates, and when therecord/program button 35 is pressed, the recording indicator light 64illuminates and the microphone 32 shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B begins toreceive/listen to and record the sounds in the area until therecord/program button 35 is released, or pressed again to turn off therecord feature, and when the record feature is turned off, the recordingindicator light turns off. When the record feature is turned on, theportable foldable noise cancelation device 39 then inverts the recordedsound waves and emits or broadcasts the inverted sound waves through thespeaker 33, thereby reducing, deadening, or canceling the recordedsounds, which were unwanted. FIG. 5D shows the inside panel of portablefoldable noise cancelation device 39 and an example of the batterycompartment 67. The battery compartment can house a rechargeablebattery(s), a non-rechargeable battery(s), a combination of theaforementioned batteries, or another source of power. The portablefoldable noise cancelation device 39 illustrated in FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C maybe powered by a rechargeable battery(s), a non-rechargeable battery(s),a combination of the aforementioned batteries, A/C or D/C power, oranother source of power. The portable foldable noise cancelation device39 illustrated in FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C may be operated with the use of aremote control device 60 shown in FIG. 12A, remote control device 70shown in FIG. 12B, or other remote control devices described or impliedherein. The noise cancelation device 39 and all its components may varyin feature function, number, shape, size, and location, and theillustrations in FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D are for illustrative purposesonly and the noise cancelation device is in no way limited to theseexamples.

Illustrated in FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E and 6F are the back, side, andfront views of an attachable noise cancelation device 40 that can beattached to a desired support. FIG. 6A shows the back view of theattachable noise cancelation device 40, revealing a microphone 41, andan attachment mechanism 42, such as hook and loop fastener like VELCRO™,as an example of one method of attaching the noise cancelation device 40to another surface, object, or wherever a person would like to attachit. Illustrated in FIG. 6B is a side view of the attachable noisecancelation device 40 revealing a speaker volume control 45, and anon/off button 43. FIG. 6C is a front view of the attachable noisecancelation device 40. Shown in FIG. 6C is the power on indicator light36, the record/program button 46, the recording indicator light 64, andthe speaker 47. The speaker 47 broadcasts or emits the inverted soundwaves of the unwanted sound(s) or noise either live orrecorded/programmed into the attachable noise cancelation device 40 viathe microphone 41 and by pressing the record/save/program button 46, theuse of which has been mentioned in previous paragraphs. The attachablenoise cancelation device 40 can be used as active noise cancelation byturning it on, which immediately activates the microphone 41, thatreceives sounds, noise, voices into the attachable noise cancelationdevice 40, which immediately inverts the received sound waves andbroadcasts the inverted sound waves through the speaker 47. FIG. 6D is aside view of the other side of attachable noise cancelation device 40.Shown in FIG. 6D is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port 61 that can beused to charge a rechargeable battery(s), to update software in theattachable noise cancelation device 40, and/or to provide power to theattachable noise cancelation device 40. Further illustrated in FIG. 6Dis a battery recharge port 59 or port 59 can be used as an A/C powerconnector. FIG. 6E shows the back side of attachable noise cancelationdevice 40, revealing previously mentioned attachment 42, alternativelocations for the aforementioned USB 61 and port 59, and examples ofpossible locations for battery compartment(s) 67, which may houserechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries. FIG. 6F shows a side viewof attachable noise cancelation device 40, revealing another example ofa location for battery compartment 67, and also port 59. The noisecancelation device 40 and all its components may vary in featurefunction, number, shape, size, and location, and the illustrations inFIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F are for illustrative purposes only and thenoise cancelation device is in no way limited to these examples.

FIGS. 7A, 7B, 7C illustrate back, side, and front views, respectfully ofa variation of the attachable noise cancelation device 40. FIGS. 7A and7B show the noise cancelation device 40 as including a clip attachmentmechanism 44. The attachable noise cancelation device 40 in FIGS. 7A, 7Band 7C is otherwise similar to the noise cancelation device in FIGS. 6A,6B and 6C. The clip attachment mechanism 44 is one example of manyattachment mechanisms that may be used with the noise cancelationdevice(s) described herein and in no way limits the present invention tothe aforementioned examples or to-be mentioned examples. Further, thelocation, size, number, and shape of the noise cancelation device andits feature(s) function, accessories, nobs, buttons, and controls areexamples only and can vary.

FIG. 8A is a side view of the portable programmable noise cancelationdevice 50. Shown in FIG. 8A is the main control side of the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50. All other sides can have thesame features, a modified number of these features, different featuresor other features not shown, or any combination of features asillustrated in FIG. 8A. The example shown is a rechargeable noisecancelation device and the battery may be recharged by plugging a powercharging cord into plug 59, or by connecting to the Universal Serial Bus(USB) port 61 with the necessary USB cable. The battery(s) indicatorlight 48 will illuminate red when the battery(s) needs to be charged,orange when the battery(s) is recharging, and green when the battery(s)is fully charged. The portable programmable noise cancelation device 50may be non-rechargeable battery powered and or A/C powered, with A/Cpower cord plugged into port 59. If the portable programmable noisecancelation device 50 is powered by non-rechargeable battery(s), thebattery(s) indicator light 48 will illuminate green when batterystrength is good, orange when battery strength is low, and red whenbattery strength is critically low. The noise cancelation device 50 maybe powered via the USB port. To activate the portable programmable noisecancelation device 50 a person uses the on/off control 56. Once theportable programmable noise cancelation device 50 is turned on, a personmay extend the telescopic microphone support 53 to a desired height,positioning the microphone 51 to the desired height. The portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 has the capability of cancelingnoise in real-time, or may utilize the programmable feature. To use thereal-time noise cancelation, a person turns the active cancelationcontrol 91 to the “on” position, illuminating the active noisecancelation indicator light 69, and immediately turns the microphone 51on. The microphone can be turned on and off manually by using themicrophone on/off control 54. The microphone 51 may be a directionalmicrophone or any type of microphone invented or not yet invented, andmay be stationary or rotational along its horizontal axis. When unwantedsounds are received by the microphone 51, the sound waves of theunwanted sounds enter the portable programmable noise cancelation device50 and the sound waves are immediately inverted and then broadcast outthrough the speakers 52. The speakers 52 may be directional speakers orany speaker invented or not yet invented. The angle of the broadcastedinverted sound waves from the speakers 52 can be raised and lowered to adesired angle by moving the directional speaker angle control 58 up anddown, which would maximize the cancelation of unwanted sounds or noiseby broadcasting the inverted sound waves from the speakers 52 to theperson(s) the speakers are directed toward. The breadth of the invertedsound waves broadcasted from the speaker 52 can be widened or narrowedby moving the speaker breadth control 49 left and right, allowing for awider or narrower breadth of the broadcasted inverted sound waves fromthe speakers 52. The volume of the broadcasted inverted sound wavesthrough speakers 52 may be adjusted by the volume control 57, by turningit clockwise and counterclockwise. The volume control can vary and thevolume control 57 is an example of one control. All control mechanismsand features can vary and are not limited to the examples given andillustrated in FIG. 8A. Further illustrated in FIG. 8A is the ability toprogram, record, or save unwanted sounds or noise by using therecord/program control 55. When the portable programmable noisecancelation device 50 is turned on the power indicator light 36 willilluminate, and when the microphone 51 is adjusted to the desired heightby moving the microphone support 53 up and down, or it can adjusted atany time, a person may turn on the record/program control 55 which willbegin to record, save, and program the unwanted sounds and noisereceived through the microphone 51 into the portable programmable noisecancelation device 50. When the record/program/save control 55 is turnedon, the indicator light 64 will illuminate. The person then turns offthe record/program control 55 to stop the record, save, programfunction, and the indicator light 64 will turn off. Therecorded/programmed sounds and noise that are now stored in the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 are immediately inverted andbroadcast out through the speakers 52, thereby reducing, deadening, orcanceling the unwanted sounds and noise, the same that had beenprogrammed or recorded earlier. To add to the ability to cancel unwantedsounds and noise, the angle in which the speakers 52 broadcasts theinverted sound waves may be adjusted by using the speaker angle control58, as well as the volume level of the inverted sounds waves by usingthe volume control 57, thereby maximizing unwanted sound and noisereduction or cancelation. The speaker angle control 58, the speakerbreadth control 49, the volume control 57, and all other features shownon the main control panel 18 of portable programmable noise cancelationdevice 50 relate directly with the speaker 52 facing the same side asthe control panel 18, allowing customized noise cancelation for theuser(s) of the main control panel 18 and customized noise cancelationfor the user(s) of the other sides, control panels of portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50, thereby allowing each user(s)to control their specific sides of the portable programmable noisecancelation device 50 and noise cancelation thereof. The portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 can cancel noise, sound, voicesin real-time by turning on the active noise cancelation control 91. Whenthe active noise cancelation control 91 is turned on, the microphone 51is immediately activated/turned on and all sounds, noise, voicesreceived through the microphone 51 into the portable programmable noisecancelation device 50 are instantly inverted, that is the sound wavesassociated with the sounds received through microphone 51 are instantlyinverted and broadcasted through speaker 52, thereby canceling,deadening, reducing the original sounds in area of the broadcastedinverted sound waves from speaker 52. The indicator lights shown in FIG.8A illuminate and turn off as their corresponding control/feature isturned on and off. FIG. 8A is an example of one possible version of theportable programmable noise cancelation device 50 that uses arechargeable battery that can be recharged using the recharge port 59,and/or the USB port 61. The portable programmable noise cancelationdevice 50 may also utilize A/C power in conjunction with a battery,rechargeable or non-rechargeable. The control panel 18 on portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 can be digital or combinationof digital, analog, and other mechanical control mechanisms. Allfeatures and controls of portable programmable noise cancelation device50 can be activated and utilized with the remote control device 60 shownin FIG. 12A and remote control device 70 shown in FIG. 12B, or anotherremote control device described or implied herein. FIG. 8A is an exampleof one possible version of the portable programmable noise cancelationdevice 50, and the noise cancelation device is in no way limited to theexamples illustrated in FIG. 8A and discussed in this or any paragraph.The portable programmable noise cancelation device 50 and all itscomponents, microphones, and speakers may vary in feature function,number, shape, size, location, and the illustrations in FIG. 8A are forillustrative purposes only and the noise cancelation device is in no waylimited to these examples.

FIG. 8B is the same as the portable programmable noise cancelationdevice 50 shown in FIG. 8A except with the added features and controlsof allow only 89, save as 88, and recall 90. Illustrated in FIG. 8B isthe portable programmable noise cancelation device 50 the save as 88control that allows a user to save sound, noise, voice into the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 memory. The recall control 90allows the user to recall a saved sound, noise, voice from the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 memory and broadcast theinverted sound waves of the recalled sound, noise, voice through thespeaker 52 thereby canceling, deadening, reducing the recalled sound,noise, voice. As an example, this feature may be used when situated inan environment that has the same sounds, noise, voice(s) on a continualbasis, or at different times. The allow only control 89 of the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 allows a user to recall a savedvoice, as an example, from the portable programmable noise cancelationdevice 50 memory to be heard while the portable programmable noisecancelation device 50 actively cancels all other sounds, noise, voicesreceived through the microphone 51 into the portable programmable noisecancelation device 50, the sound waves received are instantly invertedand immediately the inverted sound waves are broadcast through thespeaker 52. This cancels, deadens, reduces all other sounds, noises,voices broadcast through the portable programmable noise cancelationdevice 50 speaker 52 except for the allowed only voice, thereby making aconversation possible in a noisy environment. This is an example onlyand does not limit the capabilities and uses of the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 to this example or otherexamples herein. The control panel 18 on portable programmable noisecancelation device 50 can be digital or combination of digital, analog,and other mechanical control mechanisms. All features and controls ofportable programmable noise cancelation device 50 can be activated andutilized with the remote control device 60 shown in FIG. 12A and remotecontrol device 70 shown in FIG. 12B, or another remote control devicedescribed or implied herein. FIG. 8B is an example of one possibleversion of the portable programmable noise cancelation device 50, andthe noise cancelation device is in no way limited to the examplesillustrated in FIG. 8B and discussed in this or any paragraph. Theportable programmable noise cancelation device 50 and all itscomponents, microphones, and speakers may vary in feature function,number, shape, size, location, and the illustrations in FIG. 8B are forillustrative purposes only and the noise cancelation device is in no waylimited to these examples.

FIG. 9A is a side view of the portable programmable noise cancelationdevice 50. Shown in FIG. 9A is another side of the portable programmablenoise cancelation device 50 revealing control panel 19. Control panel 19is similar to the main control panel 18 shown in FIG. 8A, with a fewexceptions. All other sides of the portable programmable noisecancelation device 50 can have the same features, a modified number ofthese features, different features not shown, or any combination offeatures as illustrated in FIG. 9A. All other sides of the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 can have the same control panel19 as illustrated in FIG. 9A, a modified control panel, differentcontrol panel not shown, or any combination therein. To activate theportable programmable noise cancelation device 50 shown in FIG. 9A, aperson uses the on/off control 56 shown in FIG. 8A. Once the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 is turned on, a person canoperate the portable programmable noise cancelation device 50 asdescribed in detail in the paragraph of FIG. 8A. The control panel 19 onportable programmable noise cancelation device 50 can be digital,analog, mechanical, or any combination therein. All features andcontrols of portable programmable noise cancelation device 50 can beactivated and utilized with the remote control device 60 shown in FIG.12A and remote control device 70 shown in FIG. 12B, or another remotecontrol device described or implied herein. FIG. 9A is an example of onepossible version of the portable programmable noise cancelation device50, and the noise cancelation device is in no way limited to theexamples illustrated in FIG. 9A and discussed in this or any paragraph.The noise cancelation device 50 and all its components, microphones, andspeakers may vary in feature function, number, shape, size, location,and the illustrations in FIG. 9A are for illustrative purposes only andthe noise cancelation device is in no way limited to these examples.

FIG. 9B is the same as the portable programmable noise cancelationdevice 50 shown in FIG. 9A except with the added features and controlsof allow only 89, save as 88, and recall 90. Illustrated in FIG. 9B isthe portable programmable noise cancelation device 50 the save as 88control that allows a user to save sound, noise, voice into the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 memory. The recall control 90allows the user to recall a saved sound, noise, voice from the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 memory and broadcast theinverted sound waves of the recalled sound, noise, voice through thespeaker 52 thereby canceling, deadening, reducing the recalled sound,noise, voice. As an example, this feature may be used when situated inan environment that has the same sounds, noise, voice(s) on a continualbasis, or at different times. The allow only control 89 of the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 allows a user to recall a savedvoice, as an example, from the portable programmable noise cancelationdevice 50 memory to be heard while the portable programmable noisecancelation device 50 actively cancels all other sounds, noise, voicesreceived through the microphone 51 into the portable programmable noisecancelation device 50, the sound waves received are instantly invertedand immediately the inverted sound waves are broadcast through thespeaker 52. This cancels, deadens, reduces all other sounds, noises,voices broadcast through the portable programmable noise cancelationdevice 50 speaker 52 except for the allowed only voice, thereby making aconversation possible in a noisy environment. This is an example onlyand does not limit the capabilities and uses of the portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 50 to this example or otherexamples herein. The control panel 18 on portable programmable noisecancelation device 50 can be digital or combination of digital, analog,and other mechanical control mechanisms. All features and controls ofportable programmable noise cancelation device 50 can be activated andutilized with the remote control device 60 shown in FIG. 12A and remotecontrol device 70 shown in FIG. 12B, or another remote control devicedescribed or implied herein. FIG. 9B is an example of one possibleversion of the portable programmable noise cancelation device 50, andthe noise cancelation device is in no way limited to the examplesillustrated in FIG. 9B and discussed in this or any paragraph. Theportable programmable noise cancelation device 50 and all itscomponents, microphones, and speakers may vary in feature function,number, shape, size, location, and the illustrations in FIG. 9B are forillustrative purposes only and the noise cancelation device is in no waylimited to these examples.

FIG. 10 is a top view or overhead view of a portable programmable noisecancelation device 50 of FIG. 8A, FIG. 8B, FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B, thatincludes one or more telescopic microphones 51 as well as directionalspeakers 52. The feature function, shape, size, location, number of, andkind of microphones 51 and speakers 52 may vary and are not limited tothe examples illustrated in FIG. 10.

FIGS. 11A and 11B illustrate an example of turning the power of thenoise cancelation device on and off. Shown in FIG. 11A is the wallswitch 70 with the wall switch lever 71 in the “off” position. FIG. 11Bshows the wall switch 70 with the wall switch lever 71 in the “on”position.

FIG. 12A is an overhead or top view of an example of the remote controldevice 60 that can be used to operate the noise cancelation device andfeatures of the noise cancelation device. To turn on the remote controldevice 60, a person presses the power button 61 and a green light 62illuminates to indicate the remote control device 60 is on andoperational. To turn off the remote control device 60 a person pressesthe power button 61 again and the green light will go off to indicatethe remote control device 60 is shut off. The remote control device 60may be used to operate the noise cancelation devices described herein toprogram, save, and record unwanted sounds and noise by pressing therecord/program button 63, which activates the microphones of the noisecancelation device, which records, saves or programs the sounds andnoises received by the microphone. There is a red indicator light 64that illuminates to indicate when the noise cancelation device isrecording, saving, or programming sounds through the microphone(s). Theremote control device 60 further allows the volume control 66 to controlthe volume of the speaker of the noise cancelation device. The remotecontrol device 60 allows for the control of the direction of the noisecancelation device's speakers' broadcast of the inverted sound waves ofthe unwanted noise or sounds, thereby reducing, deadening, or cancelingthe unwanted sounds or noise, by using the speaker directional control65. This may be done using the speaker control 65 and the speakercontrol button 66 on the remote control device 60. FIG. 12A illustratesjust one example of the remote control device 60 and does not limit theremote control device 60 to the illustrated example with regard to size,shape, controls, accessories, features, etc. as well as uses or anyother limitations.

FIG. 12B is an overhead or top view of an example of the remote controldevice 70 that can be used to operate the noise cancelation device andfeatures of the noise cancelation device. To turn on the remote controldevice 70, a person presses the power button 71 and a green light 86illuminates to indicate the remote control device 70 is powered on andoperational. To turn off the remote control device 70 a person pressesthe power button 71 again and the green light will go off to indicatethe remote control device 70 is shut off. The remote control device 70can turn the power on and off of the noise cancelation device bypressing the noise cancelation power button 79 on the remote controldevice 70. When the noise cancelation device is powered on, the greenindicator light 80 will illuminate green. When the noise cancelationdeice is turned on, it may be turned off by pressing the noisecancelation power button 79 on the remote control device 70. The remotecontrol device 70 may be used to operate the noise cancelation devicesdescribed herein to record, save, program, store, and recall savedunwanted sounds and noise by pressing the record/program button 76,which activates the microphones of the noise cancelation device, whichrecords, saves, stores, or programs the sounds and noises received bythe microphone, into the noise cancelation device. The remote controldevice 70 has the ability to create a file name to save the recordedsounds, noises, voices into the noise cancelation device by pressing the“save as” button 74 which opens a blank field to type a file name usingthe keyboard 72 to identify the saved file, then pressing the “enter”button on the keyboard 72 to save the file into the noise cancelationdevice's memory. To turn the noise cancelation device on and off byusing the remote control device 70, a person presses the noisecancelation device power control button 79 on the remote control device70. There is an indicator light 80 that will illuminate green when thenoise cancelation device, that is associated with the remote controldevice 70, is turned on. When the indicator light 80 is not green, thisindicates that the noise cancelation device is turned off, and notconnected or not communicating with the remote control device 70. Ofcourse all indicator lights, features, and controls will be turned offand unable to be used if the remote control device 70 is not turned on.The remote control device 70 can be used to recall previously savednoises, sounds, voices stored in the memory of the noise cancelationdevice by pressing the recall window/button 82 or pressing the drop-downindicator button 83, which will reveal the saved file names in therecall window 82. A person may also press the recall window/button 82and then using the keyboard 72 type the saved file's name in the window82, and press the enter key on the keyboard 72 to recall and activatethe saved sound(s), noise(s), voice(s), which the noise cancelationdevice then broadcasts the inverted sound waves through its speakers. Aperson may choose to record a sound, noise, voice on the noisecancelation device by pressing the record button 76 on the remotecontrol device 70, thereby activating the record feature of the noisecancelation device to record the sound, noise, voice. When the recordbutton 76 on the remote control 70 is either released or pressed again(depending on the how the feature is setup), the record feature of thenoise cancelation device is turned off or stopped. The remote controldevice 70 can be used to activate the microphone(s) of the noisecancelation device by pressing the microphone button 78 on the remotecontrol 70 to turn on the microphone(s) of the noise cancelation device.When the microphone of the noise cancelation device is turned on, themicrophone indicator light 77, on the remote control device 70, isilluminated green. The remote control device 70 can turn off themicrophone(s) of the noise cancelation device by pressing the microphonebutton 78 again. When the microphone the microphone of the noisecancelation device is turned off, the indicator light 77 will turn offand not be illuminated green. The remote control device 70 can be usedto turn on the active noise cancelation feature of the noise cancelationdevice by pressing the active noise cancelation control 81 on the remotecontrol device 70, thereby turning on the active noise cancelationfeature on the noise cancelation device, which can be indicated by theillumination of active noise cancelation indicator light 87 on theremote control device 70. To turn off the active noise cancelationfeature on the noise cancelation device a person can press the activenoise cancelation control 81 on the remote control device 70 again andactive noise cancelation is turned off on the noise cancelation device,and indicated on the remote control device 70 when the active noisecancelation indicator 87 is no longer illuminated. The remote controldevice 70 can be used to control the volume and direction adjustment ofthe speaker(s) of the noise cancelation device by moving the volumecontrol 84 and the speaker direction adjustment control 85 on the remotecontrol device 70. The volume control 84 adjusts the volume of the noisecancelation device by moving the volume control 84 left and right on theremote control device 70. To control the direction of the speaker(s) ofthe noise cancelation device, the speaker direction adjustment control85 up and down on the remote control device 70. The remote controldevice 70 has features and control mechanisms and methods of utilizationthat have been expressed as buttons to activate and deactivate controlsin this paragraph and other paragraphs herein and they are only examplesof one method of operation to use the controls and features, and theremote control devices used with noise cancelation devices herein arenot limited to only these examples. Buttons may be used, switches may beused, touch-screens may be used, and all other mechanisms or methods ofutilization may be used on the remote control device 70, remote controldevice 60, or other remote control devices that may be associated withthe noise cancelation device and not used as examples herein. Thereforethe power control 71, noise cancelation device record control 76, noisecancelation device microphone control 78, noise cancelation device powercontrol 79, noise cancelation device active noise cancelation control81, noise cancelation device speaker volume control 84, noisecancelation device speaker directional control 85 and other features ofthe remote control device 70 can be buttons, slide mechanisms, switches,touchscreens, and all other methods available.

Illustrated in FIGS. 13A and 13B are top views or overhead views of theportable flip-open noise cancelation device 100. The portable flip-opennoise cancelation device 100 shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B are examples ofpossible configurations of the noise cancelation device and are examplesonly and the portable flip-open noise cancelation device 100 is notlimited to the examples shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B or described herein.Configurations, features, functions, shapes and sizes of the portableflip-open noise cancelation device 100 can vary. The portable flip-opennoise cancelation device 100 can be activated or turned on using thepower control button 101. When the portable flip-open noise cancelationdevice 100 is turned on, the power indicator light 102 illuminates toshow the portable flip-open noise cancelation device 100 is turned on.When the portable flip-open noise cancelation device 100 is turned on,the microphone 103 receives sounds, noise, voices into the portableflip-open noise cancelation device 100 and the portable flip-open noisecancelation device 100 instantly inverts the corresponding sound wavesreceived through the microphone 103 and immediately broadcasts theinverted sound waves through the speaker 104, thereby canceling,deadening, reduces the original sounds received through the microphone103. The speaker volume control 105 can be used to increase or decreasethe inverted sound waves broadcasting through the speaker 105, givingthe user more control to better cancel, deaden, reduce the unwantedsounds, noise, voices. The portable flip-open noise cancelation device100 can open and close using the hinges 106, which attach the two sidesof the portable flip-open noise cancelation device 100. As one exampleof use, a person is in a hotel room and there is loud unwanted noisecoming from the closed window. The portable flip-open noise cancelationdevice 100 can be placed over the back of a chair, with the microphone103 of the portable flip-open noise cancelation device 100 on one sideof the chair facing the source of the sounds, noise, voices to becanceled, deadened, reduced, and the speaker 104 of the portableflip-open noise cancelation device 100 on the other side of the back ofthe chair facing the person/user. The person can then lay down on a bedand with the portable flip-open noise cancelation device 100 between theuser and the window, the portable flip-open noise cancelation device 100cancels, deadens, reduces the unwanted noise coming from the window andthe person can rest in quiet. All features and controls of portableprogrammable noise cancelation device 100 can be activated, controlled,and utilized with the remote control device 60 shown in FIG. 12A andremote control device 70 shown in FIG. 12B, or another remote controldevice described or implied herein.

FIG. 14 is an illustration of a Slip Joint Hinge, or sometimes referredto as a Take Apart Hinge. This hinge is used for easy and quickseparation of two parts connected by this hinge. The hinge works as anormal hinge. This hinge is comprised of a male leaf with an attachablepin and a female leaf with no pin.

Illustrated in FIGS. 15A and 15B is the noise cancelation deviceutilizing the Slip Joint Hinge shown in FIG. 14. FIG. 15A shows a sideview of the noise cancelation device 107 with a slip joint hinge 110,the microphone side 108 of the noise cancelation device 107, and thespeaker side 109 of the noise cancelation device 107. FIG. 15B shows thenoise cancelation device 107 with the slip joint hinge 110 separated,allowing the microphone side 108 of the noise cancelation device 107 tobe placed in one location and the speaker side 109 of the noisecancelation device 107 to be place in another location. As an example,the portable flip-open noise cancelation device can use a slip jointhinge as previously shown, or the portable flip-open noise cancelationdevice can use the slip joint hinge to separate the microphone side andthe speaker side of the portable flip-open noise cancelation device toplace the microphone side in one location and the speaker side inanother location, thereby allowing more flexibility and better noisecancelation. The two sides, when separated, communicate via wirelesstechnology, with the microphone 108 receiving the sounds, noise, voicesinto the noise cancelation device 107 and the noise cancelation device107 instantly inverts the sound waves and immediately broadcasts theinverted sound waves through the speaker 109, thereby canceling,deadening, reducing the original sounds, noise, voices received throughthe speaker 108. FIGS. 15A, 15B are examples of one possible version ofthe portable programmable noise cancelation device, and the noisecancelation device is in no way limited to the examples illustrated inFIGS. 15A, 15B and discussed in this or any paragraph. The portableprogrammable noise cancelation device and all its components,microphones, and speakers may vary in feature function, number, shape,size, location, and the illustrations in FIGS. 15A, 15B are forillustrative purposes only and the noise cancelation device is in no waylimited to these examples.

FIGS. 16A and 16B show the front and back sides, respectfully, ofportable programmable flip-open and foldable noise cancelation device30. The portable programmable flip-open and foldable noise cancelationdevice 30 illustrated in FIG. 16A has the some embodiments shown anddescribed in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B. Illustrated in FIG. 16A is the speakeradjustment control 38, previously described herein, and the laserdirection indicator light on/off control 27. The laser directionindicator light on/off control 27 turns the laser direction indicatorlights 28 and 29 shown in FIG. 16B on and off. When laser directionindicator light on/off control 27 is turned on, the laser directionindicator lights 28 and 29 work in unison with the speaker adjustmentcontrol 38 and the broadcast of the inverted sound waves through speaker33 as a guide to show the user the direction of the broadcasted invertedsound waves through the speaker 33 are directed. FIG. 16B shows the backside or speaker side of the portable programmable flip-open and foldablenoise cancelation device 30 and the laser direction indicator light 28,which projects a laser light beam outward along the optimal upper end ofthe broadcasted inverted sound waves through the speaker 33. The laserdirection indicator light 29 does the same as the laser directionindicator light 28, except on the optimal lower end of the broadcastedinverted sound waves. The laser direction indicator lights 28 and 29work in unison with the speaker direction control 38, shown in FIG. 16A,to provide the user with the optimal upper and lower ends of where theinverted sound waves will broadcast, thereby providing the user with acustomizable area within to optimally cancel, deaden, reduce unwantedsounds, noise, voices. When the speaker directional control 38 is movedup, the laser indicator lights 28 and 29 move up in unison, just as thedirection of the speaker 33 broadcasts the inverted sound waves. As anexample, a user may place the portable programmable flip-open andfoldable noise cancelation device 30 in an area away from them, and theuser can then utilize the laser direction indicator lights to see wherethe broadcasted inverted sound waves' upper and lower end will be, andif necessary, the user can adjust the area they want the inverted soundwaves to be broadcast by adjust the speaker direction control 38 andsimultaneously see the laser indicator lights 28 and 29 show where thebroadcasting inverted sound waves will be directed. The portableprogrammable noise cancelation device and all its components,embodiments, microphones, and speakers may vary in feature function,number, shape, size, location, and the illustrations in FIGS. 16A, 16Bare for illustrative purposes only and the noise cancelation device isin no way limited to these examples.

FIGS. 16C and 16D show the front and back sides, respectfully, ofportable programmable flip-open and foldable noise cancelation device39. The portable programmable flip-open and foldable noise cancelationdevice 39 illustrated in FIG. 16C has the some embodiments shown anddescribed in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B. Illustrated in FIG. 16C is the speakeradjustment control 38, previously described herein, and the laserdirection indicator light on/off control 27. The laser directionindicator light on/off control 27 turns the laser direction indicatorlights 28 and 29 shown in FIG. 16D, on and off. When laser directionindicator light on/off control 27 is turned on, the laser directionindicator lights 28 and 29 work in unison with the speaker adjustmentcontrol 38 and the broadcast of the inverted sound waves through speaker33 as a guide to show the user the direction of the broadcasted invertedsound waves through the speaker 33 are directed. FIG. 16D shows the backside or speaker side of the portable programmable flip-open and foldablenoise cancelation device 39 and the laser direction indicator light 28,which projects a laser light beam outward along the optimal upper end ofthe broadcasted inverted sound waves through the speaker 33. The laserdirection indicator light 29 does the same as the laser directionindicator light 28, except on the optimal lower end of the broadcastedinverted sound waves. The laser direction indicator lights 28 and 29work in unison with the speaker direction control 38, shown in FIG. 16C,to provide the user with the optimal upper and lower ends of where theinverted sound waves will broadcast, thereby providing the user with acustomizable area within to optimally cancel, deaden, reduce unwantedsounds, noise, voices. When the speaker directional control 38 is movedup, the laser indicator lights 28 and 29 move up in unison, just as thedirection of the speaker 33 broadcasts the inverted sound waves. As anexample, a user may place the portable programmable flip-open andfoldable noise cancelation device 39 in an area away from them, and theuser can then utilize the laser direction indicator lights to see wherethe broadcasted inverted sound waves' upper and lower end will be, andif necessary, the user can adjust the area they want the inverted soundwaves to be broadcast by adjust the speaker direction control 38 andsimultaneously see the laser indicator lights 28 and 29 show where thebroadcasting inverted sound waves will be directed. The portableprogrammable noise cancelation device and all its components,embodiments, microphones, and speakers may vary in feature function,number, shape, size, location, and the illustrations in FIGS. 16C, 16Dare for illustrative purposes only and the noise cancelation device isin no way limited to these examples.

FIG. 17A shows the front side or microphone side of portable foldablenoise cancelation device 39, previously illustrated and described inFIG. 5B, with the addition of the embodiments of the speaker directionlaser indicator light on/off control 27 and the speaker upper/lowerbreadth control 92. The laser direction indicator light on/off control27 is previously described and illustrated in FIGS. 16A and 16C. Thespeaker upper/lower breadth control 92, shown in FIGS. 17A and 17C,controls the breadth of the upper and lower ends of the broadcastinginverted sound waves through speaker 33, shown in FIGS. 17B and 17D.When the speaker upper/lower breadth control 92 is moved upward, thebroadcasting inverted sound waves through speaker 33 widen in scope fromthe top and bottom, thereby providing a wider reception area of thebroadcasting inverted sound waves through speaker 33. When the speakerupper/lower breadth control 92 is moved downward, the broadcastinginverted sound waves through speaker 33 narrow in scope from the top andbottom, thereby providing a narrower reception area of the broadcastinginverted sound waves through speaker 33. When the portable foldablenoise cancelation device 39 has the embodiments or is equipped with theembodiments of the speaker direction control 38, the speaker directionlaser indicator light on/off control 27, and the speaker upper/lowerbreadth control 92, and when the speaker direction laser indicator lighton/off control 27 is turned on, the speaker direction laser indicatorlights 28 and 29, shown in FIG. 17B, work in unison with the speakerdirection control 38 and the speaker upper/lower breadth control 92 toproject the laser lights in the direction of where the broadcastedinverted sound waves through speaker 33 will travel according to andcorresponding to the aforementioned control selections. FIG. 17B showsthe back side or speaker side of portable foldable noise cancelationdevice 39 with embodiments described and illustrated in FIG. 16B. Withthe additional embodiment of the speaker upper/lower breadth control 92to the portable foldable noise cancelation device 39, the front and backsides of the portable foldable noise cancelation device 39 shown inFIGS. 17A and 17B, the speaker direction laser indicator light 28projects its laser light at the upper side or end of the broadcastinginverted sound waves through speaker 33 and speaker direction laserindicator light 29 projects its laser light at the lower side or end ofthe broadcasting inverted sound waves through speaker 33 the breadth ofwhich is controlled by the speaker upper/lower breadth control 92 andthe angle of which is controlled by the speaker direction control 38.The speaker volume control 37 controls the loudness or volume of thebroadcasting inverted sound waves through speaker 33.

FIG. 17B shows the back side or speaker side of portable foldable noisecancelation device 39 with embodiments described and illustrated in FIG.16B. The embodiments of FIG. 17B are previously described in the FIG.17A description.

FIG. 17C shows the front side or microphone side of the portablefoldable noise cancelation device 39, with embodiments illustrated anddescribed in FIG. 5B and FIG. 16C, with the addition of the embodimentof the speaker side-to-side narrow/wide breadth control 93. The speakerside-to-side narrow/wide breadth control 93 illustrated in FIG. 17Ccontrols the breath of the inverted sound waves broadcasting throughspeaker 33, shown in FIG. 17D, with regard to the breadth from side toside. When the speaker side-to-side narrow/wide breadth control 93 ismoved to the left, the inverted sound waves broadcasting the speaker 33are broadcasted in a narrower scope, thereby providing a lessened areafrom left to right to receive the broadcasted inverted sound waves. Whenthe speaker side-to-side narrow/wide breadth control 93 is moved to theright, the inverted sound waves broadcasting through speaker 33 arewidened in scope from left to right, thereby providing a wider area ofreception from left to right to receive the broadcasting inverted soundwaves. When the portable foldable noise cancelation device 39 has theembodiments or is equipped with the embodiments of the speaker directionlaser indicator light on/off control 27, and the speaker side-to-sidenarrow/wide breadth control 93, and when the speaker direction laserindicator light on/off control 27 is turned on, the speaker directionlaser indicator lights 94 and 95, shown in FIG. 17D, work in unison withthe side-to-side narrow/wide breadth control 93 to project the laserlights in the direction of where the broadcasting of inverted soundwaves through speaker 33 will travel according to and corresponding tothe aforementioned control selections, with the speaker direction laserindicator light 94 projecting on the left side and the speaker directionlaser indicator light 95 projecting on the right side of broadcastinginverted sound waves through speaker 33. The speaker volume control 37controls the loudness or volume of the broadcasting inverted sound wavesthrough speaker 33.

FIG. 17D shows the back side or speaker side of portable foldable noisecancelation device 39 with embodiments described and illustrated in FIG.16B, with the additional embodiments of the speaker direction laserindicator light 94 and the speaker direction laser indicator light 95.FIG. 17D embodiments are previously described in the FIG. 17Cdescription.

FIGS. 18A, 18B, and 18C show side views of the portable foldable noisecancelation device 39. Illustrated in FIGS. 18A, 18B, 18C are the upperand lower ends of the broadcasting zone of the inverted sound waves 114from speaker 33 in direct correlation to the speaker adjustment control38, shown and described most recently in FIG. 17C. Illustrated in FIG.18A is the straight forward direction of the broadcasting of invertedsound waves 114 from speaker 33, with the upper and lower ends of thebroadcasting of inverted sound waves 114 projecting straight forwardwhen the speaker adjustment control 38 is positioned in the middle. FIG.18B illustrates the downward direction of the broadcasting of invertedsound waves 114 from speaker 33, with the upper and lower ends of thebroadcasting of inverted sound waves 114 projecting downward when thespeaker adjustment control 38 is moved downward and/or is positioned inthe lower realm of the control. FIG. 18C illustrates the upwarddirection of the broadcasting of inverted sound waves from speaker 33,with the upper and lower ends of the broadcasting of inverted soundwaves 114 projecting upward when the speaker adjustment control 38 ismoved upward and/or is positioned in the upper realm of the control.

FIGS. 19A, 19B, and 19C show side views of the portable foldable noisecancelation device 39. Illustrated in FIGS. 19A, 19B, and 19C are theupper and lower ends of the broadcasting zone of the inverted soundwaves 114 from speaker 33 in direct correlation to the speakerupper/lower breadth control 92, shown and described in FIGS. 17A and17C, as related to the upper and lower ends of the broadcasting area ofinverted sound waves through speaker 33. The speaker upper/lower breadthcontrol 92 controls the breadth of the upper and lower ends of thebroadcasting inverted sound waves through speaker 33. FIG. 19Aillustrates when the speaker upper/lower breadth control 92 is in themiddle of the control or neutral position, the broadcasting of theinverted sound waves through speaker 33 remain in the normal scope fromthe top and bottom as shown by the upper and lower ends of thebroadcasting of inverted sound waves 114. Illustrated in FIG. 19B iswhen the speaker upper/lower breadth control 92 is moved upward, thebroadcasting inverted sound waves through speaker 33 widen in scope fromthe top and bottom, as shown by the upper and lower ends of thebroadcasting inverted sound waves 114, thereby providing a widerreception area of the broadcasting of inverted sound waves from speaker33. FIG. 19C illustrates when the speaker upper/lower breadth control 92is moved downward, the broadcasting inverted sound waves through speaker33 narrow in scope from the top and bottom, as shown by the upper andlower ends of the broadcasting inverted sound waves 114, therebyproviding a narrower reception area of the broadcasting of invertedsound waves through speaker 33.

FIGS. 19D, 19E, and 19F show side views of the portable foldable noisecancelation device 39. Illustrated in FIGS. 19D, 19E, and 19F is thedirect correlation between the speaker adjustment control 38, recentlyshown and described in FIGS. 17A and 17C, the laser direction indicatorlights on/off control 27, recently shown and described in FIGS. 17A and17C, the laser direction indicator lights 28 and 29, recently shown anddescribed shown in FIG. 17B, and the speaker upper/lower breadth control92, shown and described in FIGS. 17A and 17C. For the laser directionindicator lights 28 and 29 to be activated, the laser directionindicator lights control 27 is turned on, as illustrated and describedin FIGS. 17A and 17C. Illustrated in FIG. 19D is the upper/lower ends ofthe broadcasting of inverted sound waves 114 from the speaker 33, andthe laser direction indicator lights 28 and 29 as they beam or projectthe upper laser light projection 115 and the lower laser lightprojection 116, respectively, in a straight forward direction when thespeaker adjustment control 38 is in the middle of the control or neutralposition, thereby the upper/lower ends of inverted sound waves 114broadcasting from the speaker 33 project in the normal or straightforward direction, and the laser direction indicator lights 28 and 29beam or project the upper laser light projection 115 and the lower laserlight projection 116 at the upper and lower ends of the upper/lower endsof inverted sound waves 114, respectively, broadcasting from the speaker33. This embodiment allows the user to see or illuminate the upper andlower ends of the projected area to receive the inverted sound waves,thus giving the user the see where the inverted sound waves will beprojected/broadcast, as sound waves cannot be seen. As previouslydescribed in previous paragraphs herein, when the laser directionindicator lights control 27 is turned on, the laser direction indicatorlights 28 and 29 move in unison to the projected inverted sound waves114 from the speaker 33 when the speaker adjustment control 38 isadjusted, thereby the upper laser light projection 115 and the lowerlaser light projection 116 illustrate where the upper end and lower endof the reception area of the broadcasting of inverted sound waves fromspeaker 33. The speaker upper/lower breadth control 92, shown in FIGS.17A and 17C, controls the breadth of the upper and lower ends of thebroadcasting inverted sound waves through speaker 33, and when the laserdirection indicator lights control 27 is turned on, the laser directionindicator lights 28 and 29 move in unison to the projected invertedsound waves 114 from the speaker 33 when the speaker upper/lower breadthcontrol 92 is adjusted, thereby the upper laser light projection 115 andthe lower laser light projection 116 illustrate where the upper end andlower end of the reception area of the broadcasting of inverted soundwaves from speaker 33, as illustrated in FIG. 19D. FIGS. 19E and 19Fillustrate the wider broadcast breadth area and narrower broadcastbreadth area, respectfully, from the top and bottom of the broadcastinginverted sound waves from speaker 33, with the upper and lower ends ofthe broadcasting of inverted sound waves 114 projecting wider in breadthand narrower in breadth when the speaker upper/lower breadth control 92is moved to the right for a wider broadcast breadth area and moved tothe left for narrower broadcast breadth area, and/or when the speakerupper/lower breadth control 92 is positioned in the right side or leftside of the control. The upper and lower laser direction indicatorlights 28 and 29 and the upper and lower laser light projections 115 and116 act as previously described in FIG. 19D, with the exception thatFIGS. 19E and 19F illustrate a wider and narrower breadth, respectively.

FIGS. 20A, 20B, and 20C show side views of the portable foldable noisecancelation device 39. Illustrated in FIGS. 20A, 20B, and 20C is thedirect correlation between the speaker adjustment control 38, recentlyshown and described in FIGS. 16C and 16D, and the laser directionindicator lights 28 and 29, recently shown and described shown in FIGS.16C and 16D. For the laser direction indicator lights 28 and 29 to beactivated, the laser direction indicator lights control 27 is turned on,as illustrated and described in FIGS. 16C and 16D. Illustrated in FIG.20A is the upper/lower ends of the broadcasting of inverted sound waves114 from the speaker 33 and the laser direction indicator lights 28 and29 as they beam or project the upper laser light projection 115 and thelower laser light projection 116, respectively, in a straight forwarddirection when the speaker adjustment control 38 is in the middle of thecontrol or neutral position, thereby the upper/lower ends of invertedsound waves 114 broadcasting from the speaker 33 project in the normalor straight forward direction, and the laser direction indicator lights28 and 29 beam or project the upper laser light projection 115 and thelower laser light projection 116 at the upper and lower ends of theupper/lower ends of inverted sound waves 114, respectively, broadcastingfrom the speaker 33. As previously described in previous paragraphsherein, when the laser direction indicator lights control 27 is turnedon, the laser direction indicator lights 28 and 29 move in unison to theprojected inverted sound waves 114 from the speaker 33 when the speakeradjustment control 38 is adjusted, thereby the upper laser lightprojection 115 and the lower laser light projection 116 illustrate wherethe upper end and lower end of the reception area of the broadcasting ofinverted sound waves from speaker 33. FIGS. 20B and 20C illustrate thedownward and upward direction, respectfully, of the broadcasting ofinverted sound waves from speaker 33, with the upper and lower ends ofthe broadcasting of inverted sound waves 114 projecting downward andupward when the speaker adjustment control 38 is moved downward andupward and/or is positioned in the lower or upper realm of the control.The laser direction indicator lights 28 and 29 and the upper and lowerlaser light projections 115 and 116 act as previously described in FIG.20A with the exception that the broadcasting area of inverted soundwaves is downward and upward, respectively.

FIGS. 21A and 21B show front and back views, respectively, of theportable foldable noise cancelation device 39. Illustrated in FIG. 21Aare embodiments that can be included and operated into and onto theportable foldable noise cancelation device 39, all previouslyillustrated and described, but not illustrated with the portablefoldable noise cancelation device 39.

FIGS. 21C and 21D show front and respectively, of the portable foldablenoise cancelation device 30. Illustrated in FIG. 21C are embodimentsthat can be included and operated into and onto the portable foldablenoise cancelation device 30, all previously illustrated and described,but not illustrated with the portable foldable noise cancelation device30.

FIG. 22 shows an example of the side view of the portable foldable noisecancelation device 39. Illustrated in FIG. 22 is an open hotel window120 and noise from the outside of which the sound waves of the unwantednoise 121 enter through the hotel window 120 and toward the portablefoldable noise cancelation device 39 in open position resting over theback of a chair 122, with the microphone 32 facing the hotel window 120and the unwanted noise sound waves 121. The portable foldable noisecancelation device 39 receives the unwanted noise sound waves into themicrophone 32 and instantaneously the portable foldable noisecancelation device 39 inverts the received unwanted noise sound waves121 and broadcasts the inverted sound waves 123, of the unwanted noisesound waves 121, through the speaker 33 of the portable foldable noisecancelation device 39 toward the person 124 sleeping on the bed 125. Theinverted sound waves 123 cancel the unwanted noise sound waves 121through proven scientific research. As previously discussed in FIGS.18A-C, 19A-C, 19D-F, 20A-20C, the breadth and broadcast area of theinverted sound waves from the portable foldable noise cancelation device39 creates an area of which the unwanted noise is canceled, deadened,reduced, thereby providing the person sleeping 124 with a quiet area.FIG. 22 is an example of one scenario in which the portable foldablenoise cancelation device 39 can be used and does not limit in any waythe portable foldable noise cancelation device 39 or other noisecancelation devices discussed, implied, shown, to the example given inFIG. 22, or any other FIGS. herein.

The noise cancelation devices described herein have the ability toprogram or record and save sounds or noise and their respective soundwaves within the noise cancelation device and then create the respectiveinverted sound waves and broadcasts the inverted sound waves therebyreducing, deadening or canceling the original sounds or noise. The noisecancelation devices described herein also allow for real-time sound andnoise cancelation utilizing the same process of sound or noisecancelation. The process of sound and noise cancelation is known tothose familiar with active noise cancelation. Machines, hairdryers,vacuum cleaners and other devices that create a steady sound or noisealso create a steady or known sound wave pattern, decibel level, etc.,and thus the ability to program these sound waves into the noisecancelation device and to invert the sound waves and broadcast theinverted sound waves will reduce, deaden, or cancel the original sounds,thereby creating an environment that has reduced noise or unwantedsounds in the environment and relieve the stress and pain of theaforementioned sounds or noise. This is highly necessary in amanufacturing plant/warehouse, as an example. Another example may be ina hotel room where the use of a hairdryer creates a noisy room and isalso bad for the ears at the decibel levels emitted. The preprogrammednoise cancelation of the noise cancelation device would relieve the userand others in the room of the loud noise and reduce the damage from thedecibel levels.

Referring to the ability to reduce, deaden, or cancel noise in amanufacturing warehouse, the noise cancelation devices described hereinallow for the constant noise level and related sounds waves to beprogrammed into the noise cancelation device, the sound waves invertedand then broadcast through speakers positioned throughout the warehouse,built into the walls, floors or ceilings and utilizing speakers such asdirectional speakers or speakers systems, all used to broadcast theinverted sound waves, thereby reducing, deadening, or canceling themachine noise. This will allow people to converse and work in thewarehouse without having to wear earplugs or headsets as well as reducethe effects of the noise and decibel levels emitted from the machines.

Referring to the ability to preprogram sounds or noise and allow thenoise cancelation devices described herein to broadcast the invertedsound waves of the preprogrammed sounds or noise, the noise cancelationdevices described herein allow for the ability to be turned on and offusing a wall switch, remote control, or other means to turn on and offthe noise cancelation device. As an example, if the noise cancelationdevice is utilized in a machine warehouse, the noise cancelation devicemay be turned on from a switch on the wall, much like a light switchturns on the lights within a room, therefore the noise cancelationdevice may be turned on prior to the machines being turned on, allowingfor a reduced, deadened, or noise-free environment. Further, the noisecancelation device may be turned on after the machines have begun tooperate and emit their unwanted noise, and thus when the noisecancelation device is turned on, the unwanted noise will be reduced,deadened, or cancelled, providing a better work environment.

Referring to the ability of the noise cancelation devices describedherein to utilize portable microphones, a person may be wearing amicrophone that receives sounds or noise around the person, transmits tothe noise cancelation device which immediately inverts the sound wavesand immediately broadcasts the inverted sound waves through directionalspeakers that track or follow the person wearing the portablemicrophone, thus resulting in the noise around the person wearing theportable microphone to be reduced, deadened, or cancelled.

The portable version of the noise cancelation device allows for theability to carry the noise cancelation device to a restaurant, office, agathering, or any place a person may desire to reduce, deaden, or cancelsounds to allow them to converse or be in a noise-free or unwantedsound-free environment. An example of this would be two people sittingat a table in a noisy restaurant and not being able to have aconversation without raising their voices, and even then they havedifficulty hearing one another and the experience is less thandesirable. The portable programmable version of the noise cancelationdevice allows the two people to place the noise cancelation device onthe table, turn it on, raise the telescopic microphones, and while bothremain silent and do not speak, they turn on the program or recordcontrol for a few moments and then turn the record or program controloff. While the record or program control was turned on, the microphonereceived the sounds that were travelling past the two people andrecorded or programmed those sounds into the noise cancelation device.When the record or program control was turned off, the noise cancelationdevice immediately created the inverted sound wave from the respectivesounds travelling past the two people, and now the noise cancelationdevice broadcasts the inverted sound waves from the directionalspeakers, thereby reducing, deadening, or canceling the unwanted soundsthat were programmed into the noise cancelation device. The volume ofthe broadcasted inverted sound waves may be raised or lower using thevolume control. Also, the angle of and the direction of the directionalspeakers may be altered or adjusted by using the respective control onthe noise cancelation device, thereby allowing the person the ability tomaximize the reducing, deadening, and canceling of the unwanted noise.

Referring to the ability of the noise cancelation device to turn on andoff automatically, the noise cancelation device may include a sensor todetect a preprogrammed noise and when detected, the sensor immediatelyactivates or turns-on the noise cancelation device. Further, the sensorwill detect the absence of the preprogrammed noise and when the noise isnot present, the sensor deactivates or turns-off the noise cancelationdevice.

Referring to the microphones of the noise cancelation device, which maybe directional, conventional, a combination of both. The noisecancelation device may utilize portable or wearable microphones,aforementioned, to receive sounds and noise, and allow the noisecancelation device to program or record and save those sounds and noise,and then the sound waves of the received sounds and noise will beimmediately inverted and then broadcast through speakers, therebyreducing, deadening, or canceling the previously received sounds andnoise, which are unwanted by the user.

Referring to the portable version of the noise cancelation device whichmay utilize programmable or active noise reducing, deadening, andcanceling technology. The noise cancelation device may utilize activenoise canceling technology within its portable device, thereby reducing,deadening, or canceling the sounds or noise in the area desired. Theportable version allows the noise cancelation device to be placed in alocation and immediately utilize active noise cancelation technology toimmediately invert the unwanted sounds or noise sound waves andimmediately broadcast the inverted sound waves through the speakers andreduce, deaden, or cancel the unwanted sounds or noise. Further, theportable version of the noise cancelation device can utilize theprogrammable or record and save ability when desired to reduce, deaden,or cancel unwanted sounds or noise.

The noise cancelation device may utilize A/C, D/C, rechargeablebatteries, non-rechargeable batteries, all other power sources presentlyinvented or to be invented in the future. The noise cancelation devicemay use a combination of power sources to operate.

The noise cancelation device uses the inverting of sound waves andbroadcasting of the inverted sound waves to cancel its respective soundwave. The physics and science of the canceling of sound is known. Thenoise cancelation device may utilize a microchip, nanochip,microprocessor, nanoprocessor, amplifier, memory mechanism, computerprocessor, and other such technology needed to operate the noisecancelation device and any device associated with or used in conjunctionwith the noise cancelation device.

The noise cancellation device may utilize active noise cancelation,recorded or programmed and saved noise cancelation, and preprogrammednoise cancelation in each device or alone in a device or in anycombination in one device or multiple devices. Further the noisecancelation device allows the ability to use active noise cancelation inits portable version as well as record, program and save, andpreprogrammed noise cancelation.

The noise cancelation device allows for a person's voice qualities orpersons' voice qualities, including frequency and all qualities of theirvoice(s), to be recorded and saved or programmed into the noisecancelation device. Then when the noise cancelation device is activated,it may only allow the preprogrammed voice(s) and their respective voicequalities to be heard, and thereby reducing, deadening, or canceling allother sounds and/or voices. Thus the noise cancelation device allows forcertain sounds to be heard and the ability to reduce, deaden, or cancelall others in the area.

In some circumstances such as using a portable version of the noisecancelation device at a restaurant, the portable noise cancelationdevice can be used to create a quiet area or cocoon of noise reductionfor the table area.

Referring to the noise cancelation device and its ability to reduce,deaden, or cancel unwanted sound or noise in a machine or manufacturingwarehouse where the noise of the machine is loud and constant, the noisecancelation device allows for the room or certain locations to havenoise reduced, deadened, or canceled, depending on the speakers used inconjunction with the noise cancelation device and the area desired tohave reduce, deadened, or canceled noise. Directional speakers may beused for specific areas or to follow an individual or individuals whowear a microphone that has a tracking mechanism. The speakers may beplentiful and throughout the warehouse, either standing alone, togetheror built into the walls, floors, ceilings, or in any combination,thereby reducing, deadening, or canceling unwanted noise in a more broadscope.

The noise cancelation device allows for the activation of ordeactivation of, the turning on and off, as well as programmability andfull usage of the noise cancelation device to be available andcontrolled by a program or application that may be used by/on a “smartphone”, mobile phone, tablet, computer, or other device invented or tobe invented in the future. The noise cancelation device allows forcommercial buildings, restaurants, and other locations where sounds ornoise may be desired to be reduced, deadened, or canceled. The noisecancelation device allows for speakers to be built-into walls, floors,and ceilings and to utilize the microphones, portable, fixed, hung, orother, of the noise cancelation device, and the use of the programmablesound and noise reducing, deadening, and canceling technology. The noisecancelation device may be used anywhere and in any environment.

The examples disclosed in this application are to be considered in allrespects as illustrative and not limitative. The scope of the inventionis indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoingdescription; and all changes which come within the meaning and range ofequivalency of the claims are intended to be embraced therein.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A portable noise cancellation device,comprising: a housing with first and second housing portions that arepivotally connected to one another along common first ends by a hinge toallow the first and second housing portions to pivot relative to oneanother between a closed orientation where the first and second housingportions are substantially parallel to one another and an open, V-shapedorientation where the first and second housing portions are disposed atan angle relative to one another; the first and second housing portionseach include a first side and a second side, the first sides face eachother in both the closed orientation and the open, V-shaped orientation,and the second sides face away from one another in both the closedorientation and the open, V-shaped orientation; at least one battery inthe housing for providing electrical power; memory in the housing, thememory storing data of at least one sound in the ambient around thenoise cancellation device; a speaker on the second side of the firsthousing portion from which sounds stored in the memory can be broadcastoutwardly from the second side of the first housing portion; one of: amicrophone on the second side of the second housing portion throughwhich sounds can be recorded and stored in the memory, the microphonefaces in a direction that is opposite a direction that the speakerfaces; or a telescopic support connected to the housing and a microphoneon the telescopic support through which sounds can be recorded andstored in the memory; a volume control on the housing that controls thevolume of sounds broadcast from the speaker; a record button on thehousing that permits recording of sounds through the microphone; aninverting circuit connected to the memory that inverts sounds stored inthe memory before the sounds are broadcast from the speaker or thatinverts sounds recorded through the microphone before the sounds arestored in the memory in inverted form.
 2. The portable noisecancellation device of claim 1, comprising a single said speaker on thesecond side of the first housing portion, the single speaker iscontrollable to change the direction of projection of sound therefrom,and comprising a speaker direction control on the housing that permitsuser adjustment of the speaker broadcast direction.
 3. The portablenoise cancellation device of claim 2, wherein the speaker directioncontrol is on the second side of the second housing portion.
 4. Theportable noise cancellation device of claim 1, comprising a single saidspeaker on the second side of the first housing portion, the singlespeaker is controllable to change the breadth of projection of soundtherefrom, and comprising a speaker breadth control on the housing thatpermits user adjustment of the speaker breadth.
 5. The portable noisecancellation device of claim 4, wherein the speaker breadth control ison the second side of the second housing portion.
 6. The portable noisecancellation device of claim 1, wherein the speaker occupies a majorityof an area of the second side of the first housing portion.
 7. Theportable noise cancellation device of claim 1, further comprising anallow only feature that allows a user to select a noise to be heard withthe portable cancellation device cancelling all other noises, and anallow only control on the housing that permits the allow only feature tobe user controlled.
 8. A portable noise cancellation device, comprising:a housing having a first side and a second side that faces in adirection opposite the first side; at least one battery in the housingfor providing electrical power; memory in the housing, the memorystoring data of at least one sound in the ambient around the noisecancellation device; a speaker on the first side of the housing fromwhich sounds stored in the memory can be broadcast outwardly from thefirst side of the housing; one of: a microphone on the second side ofthe housing through which sounds can be recorded and stored in thememory, the microphone faces in a direction that is opposite a directionthat the speaker faces; or a telescopic support connected to the housingand a microphone on the telescopic support through which sounds can berecorded and stored in the memory; a volume control on the housing thatcontrols the volume of sounds broadcast from the speaker; a recordbutton on the housing that permits recording of sounds through themicrophone; an inverting circuit connected to the memory that invertssounds stored in the memory before the sounds are broadcast from thespeaker or that inverts sounds recorded through the microphone beforethe sounds are stored in the memory in inverted form.
 9. The portablenoise cancellation device of claim 8, comprising a single said speakeron the first side of the housing, the single speaker is controllable tochange the direction of projection of sound therefrom, and comprising aspeaker direction control on the housing that permits user adjustment ofthe speaker broadcast direction.
 10. The portable noise cancellationdevice of claim 9, wherein the speaker direction control is on thesecond side of the housing.
 11. The portable noise cancellation deviceof claim 8, comprising a single said speaker on the first side of thehousing, the single speaker is controllable to change the breadth ofprojection of sound therefrom, and comprising a speaker breadth controlon the housing that permits user adjustment of the speaker breadth. 12.The portable noise cancellation device of claim 11, wherein the speakerbreadth control is on the second side of the housing.
 13. The portablenoise cancellation device of claim 8, wherein the speaker occupies amajority of an area of the first side of the housing.
 14. The portablenoise cancellation device of claim 8, further comprising an allow onlyfeature that allows a user to select a noise to be heard with theportable cancellation device cancelling all other noises, and an allowonly control on the housing that permits the allow only feature to beuser controlled.
 15. A portable noise cancellation device, comprising: ahousing having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface,and sides that interconnect the top and bottom surfaces; at least onebattery in the housing for providing electrical power; memory in thehousing, the memory storing data of at least one sound in the ambientaround the noise cancellation device; a speaker on and projecting abovethe top surface of the housing from which sounds stored in the memorycan be broadcast; a telescopic support on and projectable above the topsurface of the housing; a microphone on the telescopic support throughwhich sounds can be recorded and stored in the memory; a volume controlon the housing that controls the volume of sounds broadcast from thespeaker; a record button on the housing that permits recording of soundsthrough the microphone; an inverting circuit connected to the memorythat inverts sounds stored in the memory before the sounds are broadcastfrom the speaker or that inverts sounds recorded through the microphonebefore the sounds are stored in the memory in inverted form.
 16. Theportable noise cancellation device of claim 15, comprising a pluralityof the speakers on and projecting above the top surface of the housing.17. The portable noise cancellation device of claim 15, wherein thespeaker is controllable to change the direction of projection of soundtherefrom, and comprising a speaker direction control on one of thesides of the housing that permits user adjustment of the speakerbroadcast direction.
 18. The portable noise cancellation device of claim15, wherein the speaker is controllable to change the breadth ofprojection of sound therefrom, and comprising a speaker breadth controlon one of the sides of the housing that permits user adjustment of thespeaker breadth.
 19. The portable noise cancellation device of claim 15,further comprising an allow only feature that allows a user to select anoise to be heard with the portable cancellation device cancelling allother noises, and an allow only control on one of the sides of thehousing that permits the allow only feature to be user controlled. 20.The portable noise cancellation device of claim 15, wherein themicrophone is extendable by the telescopic support to a positionvertically above a topmost end of the speaker.